It is 1910 and Philadelphia is burning. The last place Spring wants to be is in the rundown, coloured section of a hospital surrounded by the groans of sick people and the ghost of her dead sister. But as her son Edward lays dying, she has no other... Zobraziť viac
Howard Hinton and his family are living in Japan, escaping from a scandal. Hinton's obsession is his work, his voyages into mathematical pure space, into the fourth dimension... Zobraziť viac
He's got a plan. But he hasn't got a clue. Clayton Blaisdell's capers are strictly small-time until he meets George Rackley... Zobraziť viac
The powerful chronicle of the women who used their sewing skills to survive the Holocaust, stitching beautiful clothes at an extraordinary fashion workshop created within one of the most notorious WWII death camps... Zobraziť viac
The Dowells, a wealthy American couple, have been close friends with the Ashburnhams for years. Edward Ashburnham, a first-rate soldier, seems to be the perfect English gentleman, and Leonora his perfect wife, ... Zobraziť viac
'They say I must be put to death for what happened to Madame, and they want me to confess. But how can I confess what I don't believe I've done?' 1826, and all of London is in a frenzy. Crowds gather at the gates of the... Zobraziť viac
These are stories of women's lives now. They also happen to be horror stories. In some, women endure the horror. In others, they inflict it... Zobraziť viac
Little Women is the story of a poor American family in the American Civil War. The four sisters, Beth, Jo, Meg and Amy are very different. But together they work hard and help their mother and father. Sometimes their lives are very happy, ... Zobraziť viac
Gillam, upstate New York: a town of ordinary, big-lawned suburban houses. The Gleesons have recently moved there and soon welcome the Stanhopes as their new neighbours. Lonely Lena Gleeson wants a friend but Anne Stanhope ... Zobraziť viac
Throughout their four years at university, Kate and Max are inseparable. For him, she breaks her solitude; for her, he leaves his busy circles behind. But loving Max means knowing his family, the wealthy Rippons, all generosity... Zobraziť viac
Cat's Eye is the story of Elaine Risley, a controversial painter who returns to Toronoto, the city of her youth, for a retrospective of her art. Engulfed by vivid images of the past, she reminisces about a trio of girls who initiated her ... Zobraziť viac
What unites Katherine Mansfield, Charlie Chaplin, Shakespeare, Rilke, Beethoven, Brexit, the present, the past, the north, the south, the east, the west, a man mourning lost times, a woman trapped in modern times? Spring... Zobraziť viac
Penguin: Meet the Sais, a Nigerian-Ghanaian family living in the United States. A family prospering until the day father and... Zobraziť viac
Summer in London stops for no-one. Not the half-naked boozers, stoners, and cruisers, the hen parties glugging from bejewelled bottles, the drag queens puffing on hurried fags... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: Our Mutual Friend centres on an inheritance - Old Harmon's profitable dust heaps - and its legatees,... Zobraziť viac
Vančurovo Rozmarné léto bývá považováno za nepřeložitelné. Souvisí to jak s jazykovými prostředky, jimiž vytváří autor styl svého vyprávění, tak s vývojem kontextu, v němž se kniha již osmdesát let pohybuje. Z tohoto hlediska... Zobraziť viac
A piercing story of thwarted love and true friendship from one of our greatest living writers... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: Richard Nemesvari, St. Francis Xavier University "This edition of Hardy's most famous novel provides a... Zobraziť viac
A striking debut exploring the power of identity, community and the Scottish working class. This coming-of-age story is an incisive look at young masculinity and the way even the most fraught childhood is not without hope... Zobraziť viac
The luminous debut novel from one of Ireland's finest storytellers... Zobraziť viac
